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Varcarolis's Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3rd Edition By Sonya Jakubec, Cheryl Pollard Test Ba
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, Varcarolis's Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3rd Edition By Sonya Jakubec, Cheryl Pollard Test Ba
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Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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Pollard: Varcarolis’s Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 3rd E
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1. Which of the following is considered an Advanced Practice
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Intervention?
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Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses can further their ed
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ucation at a baccalaureate levelor at the graduate level (master’s docto
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rate) and become qualified to practise psychiatric mental health nursin
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g at two levels – basic and advanced –
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developing on their education preparation. Prescriptive privileges are
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prepared Nurse Practitioners (NPs) as they have taken additional advanced courses on prescribing medi
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cation. Appropriate use of diagnostic tests must be completed aswell as having hospital admitting privile
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ges. Establishing therapeutic relationship, conducting mental health assessments (MSAs), and individu
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alizing nursing care plans are foundational psychiatric nursing skills. Therefore, they are considered Ba
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TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care Environment
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2. Which has been identified as a priority for national plans and strategies in psychiatric mental health
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d. Shortage of physicians in rural and urban areas kd kd kd kd kd kd kd




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In early phases of strategic development, the Mental Health Commission of Canada identified cultural
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diversity as a priority for national plans and strategies. Increasing cultural diversity within Canada war
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rants deeper attention to culturally safe care and concern for the mental health consequences of coloni
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zation and racism. An aging population and shortage of physicians are important to future trends. The
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role of the advanced practice nurse is continuing to evolve in psychiatric mental health nursing in Can
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TOP: Nursing Process: Outcome Evaluation
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3. Which serves as the official guide for diagnosing psychiatric disorders?
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